Bernie Sanders is beginning to cement his front-runner status in the U.S. Democratic presidential race.<br />After his dominant win in Nevada, his rivals sought to blunt his momentum ahead of 15 nominating contests in the next 10 days.<br />Sanders is an independent senator from Vermont and a self-avowed democratic socialist.<br />Sanders has been riding a wave of support across age, race, and ideology to capture 47% in the Nevada caucuses.
